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launching their campaigns for the weeks to come and setting their pitch to voters. political correspondent harry farley has this report. the campaign is off to a jet setting start. rishi sunak met supporters in a biscuit factory in derbyshire before a trip to a brewery in barry and then to inverness, where he highlighted signs that he says the economy is turning a corner. inflation has returned to normal. wages have been rising faster than prices. the economy is now growing at a healthy rate. and that s why now is the right time to talk about our future. and my view is we need to have leadership that can provide a clear plan, take bold action to deliver a secure future for everyone in scotland and across the country, especially in these uncertain times. sir keir starmer will also be in scotland later, as the campaigns spread across the length and breadth of the uk. the cost of energy will be a point of division today, with labour promising to bring down energy bills for ....
later~ it s saturday the 18th of may. our main story. more than hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers are being forced to repay £250 million, after being wrongly overpaid their carer s allowance. on average, that means they owe £1800 each money that many of them say they don t have. radio 4s moneybox reporter, dan whitworth has more. unpaid carers do an incrediblejob caring for loved ones, often day in and day out, we can and week out, with few if any breaks but thousands of them unwittingly or accidentally received overpayments of carers allowance and now they have been asked to be paid back. carina s daughter requires round the clock care. she is having to pay back £11,000 after this. i care. she is having to pay back £11,000 after this. care. she is having to pay back £11,000 after this. i have been rea in: £11,000 after this. i have been repaying my £11,000 after this. i have been repaying my overpayment - £11,000 after this. i have beenl repaying my overp ....
carbon emissions by 2050, but in what he s called a more proportionate way . our political editor, chris mason, has more details. within the conservative party in recent months, a fuming row, a cost of living squeeze, but extra costs feared for families to meet green targets. long term promises, short term political pressures. and then this moment. 13,965. cheering. in the london suburbs, a tory by election win this summer when many expected defeat. and the key issue, a costly clampdown on dirty vehicles imposed by the capital s labour mayor an idea the conservatives opposed. cutting carbon matters, the prime minister has long argued but a balance has to be struck. i m committed to net zero. of course i am. but we re going to do that in a pragmatic and a proportionate way without unnecessarily adding costs and burdens to families, particularly at a time like now, when the cost of living is a challenge for people with inflation where it is. in new york this week, as world ....
stonehenge this morning. thousands still celebrating the first sunrise following the solstice. while the sun stays here all day long, for some in the west there is change in the way. details on breakfast. good morning. it s friday, the 21st ofjune. lindsey burrow has told bbc breakfast that her husband rob made the world a better place to be. speaking for the first time since his death three weeks ago, she also revealed that rob left personal messages for their children, which she s not yet ready to hear. john maguire reports. rob and lindsey burrow married in 2006, having first met as teenagers. hello, girls. how was your day at school, my little princesses? since his diagnosis with motor neurone disease four and a half years ago, they faced the condition together as a couple and as a family. i couldn t put into wordsjust how proud i am of rob. i think he wasjust such an inspiration to so many people. he was the face of the mnd community for so many people and gave so ....
fallen sharply after fears that the conservatives might not get the majority in the general election that many are thinking may happen. hi claire castle may be better known as the filming location for down to gnabry but it s also home to europe s most successful horse racing ownership company. we ll get the inside track with harry herbert. and it s been revealed the bank of england s staff have been studying dr seuss to brush up on communication skills because he has been described as a master of using simple language. with like to know what business language you think would benefit from the dr seuss treatment. we promise no jargon here on business live. india has retained its crown as the fastest growing major economy in the world. economists are predicting indian economy grew by 7.1%, that s in the first three months of this year. but would be faster than china which is currently at 6.9%. the resilience of the indian economy will be welcome news for prime minister nar ....